I don't have a chance to check the website very often, and would love if it were occasionally copied and posted on this board to read when time allows (and I can only spend a few minutes downloading my email)... so in any case, I hope someone out there appreciates being able to read this without accessing the website. Kristin 100 Years Ago for 4/2 Apr. 2, 2001 14:06 By: Lilian Carmer Banner Plain Dealer April 3, 1901 Ordinary canned beef has been banished from the army bill of fare. The American soldier has won a place where he is entitled to roast beef, and of the best cut. A Chicago policeman caught a burglar with a bullet last week, and killed him. It is the only effective method of blocking the pestiferous hounds. Will Crozier of the Madison Courier was in the city Sunday to visit his mother. Judge Henry Oursler of near Steubenville, Ohio, is here on a visit to his son and family. H.M. Bradford has sold his property on State Street to George Wallace and will soon move to Illinois. Miss Tinnie Overfield left this city last Saturday to accept a position in the Richmond Insane Hospital. Mrs. F.E. Little is at Martinsville seeking health through the medium of the celebrated mud baths of that place. An obstreperous and destructive passenger on the Big Four north from this city last Thursday was arrested at Greensburg and made to pay $12 for cutting the seats in a coach. Wm. Arney and wife lost an infant child last Saturday morning. J.B. Smith has been appointed road master of the CR&M Railroad with headquarters at Richmond. The road is surely to be congratulated in securing so competent a man as our fellow townsman. Lewis Huckleberry has filed an application for the position of rural mail carrier on Route 1, that will probably be established in this county by the 15th of this month. The position pays $500 per annum. Mrs. Mary Wells, 112 years, died at the home of her daughter in Indianapolis last week and brought to this county for interment. With her husband, she came to this county in 1848 and during the construction to the old Madison & Columbus Railroad they kept boarders at Vernon, where she is remembered by many of the older residents. She was the mother of Mrs. John McMahon, who recently moved from this city to Indianapolis. Interment in the Catholic Cemetery. Driving across sidewalks in North Vernon is an expensive business. A teamster was fined $5 and had to pay cost for so doing recently. Buck McMakin, a well known horseman of Southern Indiana, was accidentally killed at New Albany on the 26th. Obituary in part: Mrs. Emma Buns, daughter of Perdillus and Nancy McNutt, was born in Switzerland County May 15, 1863, died at Jonesboro Feb. 15, 1901. Mrs. Burns was a former resident of North Vernon and a member of Freedom Baptist Church. She was married to Jasper Burns in February 1878 ... She was laid to rest in Gas City Cemetery. Dr. Stemm left today for New York City where he will take steps to perfect himself in both surgery and medicine. He proposes to keep abreast of the times with the best of them. Waldo Stearns is the new proprietor of the Walnut Street bakery and confectionery. Try him. On and after July 1, the North Vernon and Vernon telephone Company will adopt the following scale of charges for service: $1.75 per month for business house; $1.25 for residents. Where one person or company uses telephone for business house and residence the charge will be $2.75 per month. The proposed increase in the price of telephone service is creating a revolt against what is deemed an extortion. A remonstrance is being largely signed by the patrons. They are willing to pay the present rates, but if the company insists on an increase they will have their instruments taken out and use their efforts to induce another company to come in and complete with the one now here. It is charged by the remonstrants that city patrons are to be mulcted to bear the expenses of the county lines. Letter List: Mrs. Lottie Childers, Wm. Coan, Esq. John Reinhert, W. Scott, Henry Willer. Mrs. Lizzie Laurie of Brown County, who had been in this city visiting her father, Francis Little, returned home Friday. Joe Verbarg returned to school at Bloomington Monday. The waterworks pond is to be stocked with croppies this summer by local fishermen. Chas. Johnson of Lovett Township was a business visitor here recently. He is a son-in-law of the late Esq. Denslow. Deputy Sheriff Jordan and family left for their new home in Oklahoma yesterday. Jas. Heath, who recently sold his farm in Campbell Township, has bought the Hargan farm in Jefferson County. Editor O.C. Taylor of the Westport Courier was in the city on business Friday and gave us a fraternal call. Chas. Harms has the contract for doing the brickwork on the new business block that is being erected on Fifth Street. C.C. Alexander, who recently moved to Colorado from this county, writes us that he is located in Denver and is doing well. Born: On Monday, April 1, 1901, to Frank Wrape and wife at Paragould, Ark., a son. Peter Trapp, brother of Sheriff Trapp, died at his home near Centerville Monday and was buried Tuesday. John Overturf and wife returned from Hot Springs, Ark., Monday evening. He is feeling improved. Thieve entered the home of Sam Lupton of West Vernon last Thursday while his wife was down town and stole his Sunday suit. Tramps. Vernon: Miss Wilda Gilchrist and two brothers will leave soon for Oregon to make that state their future home. Homer Harlow left on a visit to his brother, Hadley, in Missouri Tuesday night. A small fire caused by a defective flue in the Odd Fellows building , caused some excitement Thursday. Thad Barringer of Hege was in town Saturday. Fred Hawke and wife visited Edinburg over Sunday. John Swincher has made a new minnow trap which he claims to be the best on earth. Mabel Vann of Thomasville, Ga., is the guest of Mrs. M. A. Leavitt and other relatives. Dupont: George Smith and family are moving to their newly purchased property at Paris. Born to Jesse Perry and wife on the 28th ult, a baby girl. Mr. Hargan has sold the farm where T. Hughes resides; the latter is moving in with his son-in-law, Will Andrews east of town. Benville: C.L. King and wife were shopping at Madison one day last week. The singing at Mr. and Mrs. Hansel Lamb's last Sunday night was well attended. Mrs. Jesse Hand entertained relatives from Bryantsburg last week. Queensville: Mr. Kimsey is shipping quite a nice lot of hay from this point. Poe Waltermire is going to farm this season. Mrs. John Buchanan is visiting relatives in Indianapolis. G. P. Campbell is gradually growing worse every day. Hopewell: Misses Rosa Ross, Cora Meek, Fred Hoffman and Carney Meek spent Sunday with their cousins, Albert Ross and wife. Willie Harrod of Weston was here recently throwing glances at some of our prettiest girls. Chas. Johnson and wife were called to the bedside of her sister, who is ill near Paris. Brewersville: Ben Amsden has moved from Butlerville to his farm here. N.E. Howe and wife of Westport were here Thursday. J.W. Cheever is building a new corn crib. Mrs. John Merryman of Anderson spent a couple of days with Wm. Boyd and wife recently. Otto Howe of Westport was here over Sunday. Commiskey: The boys of this town have formed quite a habit of walking on stilts. This is dangerous enough, but is more dangerous still to get in the middle of the RR track upon the stilts and walk facing an approaching train, taking the name of his God in vain that he does care for any d---d train and staying on the track till within about 50 feet of the train as the writer saw one boy do last week. There may become funerals to attend if it is kept up. Born to J.E. Wilkerson and wife, March 26th, a girl. Delmar Tewell is weather-boarding his house and making other repairs. Jesse Tate has his new barn nearly completed. Butlerville: Aaron Dole has bought a lot of J.S. McIlroy just west of the school ground. The Big Four Ry. Co. ran an advertising train through this city to Louisville last week. There were five cars, all handsomely painted and upholstered. They are intended for use in connection with the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo this year. Wm. Alexander and wife of Elwood were calling on friends here last Saturday. Dan Kuntz has moved back to his village after a few months at Brewersville. Richard Massey and wife of Cadillac, Mich., who have been making a tour of the Southern State and Cuba were the guests of John Murphy and last week; Mrs. Massey was once a resident of this town, then Emma Coff. 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